Iran claims to have destroyed an Israeli satellite communications center in a drone attack

Iran claims to have destroyed an Israeli satellite communications center in a drone attack

Online Desk
Online Desk

Published: 05:30 10 March 2026

Iran has claimed to have destroyed an important Israeli military communications facility. The country's influential military organization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said it had carried out a successful operation targeting an important Israeli satellite communications center located south of Tel Aviv. The Iranian state-run Tasnim News Agency reported this.

According to the IRGC's public relations department, the operation targeted an important facility known as the 'Ha'ela Satellite' communications center. They claim that this center was used as one of the main infrastructures for maintaining communications between Israeli warplanes and various air bases. It is claimed that the IRGC's Aerospace Force destroyed the facility using suicide drones in a special operation.

The IRGC also said that the destroyed facility was an important part of Israel's satellite control network. They claim that it played an important role in controlling fighter jets, coordinating communications, and conducting military operations.

Meanwhile, Israeli-Iranian tensions have intensified recently. The situation deteriorated rapidly after allegations of an attack on Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei were raised on February 28. After that, it has been claimed that the United States and Israel have carried out major airstrikes on various military and civilian installations in Iran.

In response, the Iranian armed forces have also launched retaliatory operations. Iranian sources have claimed that they are carrying out missile and drone attacks one after another targeting various Israeli military positions and US bases deployed in the Middle East.

However, Israel has not yet released any detailed official comments on these attacks and the damage. As a result, international concern is growing about the situation and there is a fear of further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

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